Improvement in lap-robes and foot-pockets



J. MILWAIN.

I LAP ROBE m Foo PocKET;

No.174,920. Patented, March 21,1876.

".PETERS, PNOTQUTHOGRAPNEH. WASHINGTON. D. C.

'foot-pocket, B, is attached thereto.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIOEQ JAMES MILWAIN, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAP-ROBES AND FOOT-POCKETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,920, dated March21, 1876; application filed January 10, 1876. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES MILWAIN, of the city and county of Albany, andState of New York, have invented a Combined Lap-Robe and Foot-Pocket,ofwhich the following is a full and exact description.

The object of my invention is to secure greater protection against thecold for the feet of persons during their vehicularriding than is to bederived from the use of lap-robes made in the ordinary manner; and inorder to effect this purpose I combine with the laprobe a pocket,forming a part thereof, for receiving the feet, as hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawing, making a part of this specification, Figure1 represents the under side'of a lap-robe containing my improvement, andFig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

As shown in the drawing, A is the lap-robe, which may be made of anysuitable material, but preferablyI make them of the furs commonly usedfor this purpose. They may also be made of any size, form, or style mostdesirable. Near its lower edge, and extending either partially orentirely across its width, a This pocket may bemade of the rough refusepieces of fur, that are of but little value for other purposes, the hairside being placed uppermost for the purpose of affording to the feed asoft and easy cushion,- and to secure the greatest degree of warmthattainable therefrom.

By referenceto Fig. 2 of the drawing, the

.the pocket B falls flat upon the bottom of the vehicle, leaving themouth of the pocket suf-- fieientl y open for the free introduction ofthe feet, which naturally enter therein. When in the pocket, the weightand pressure of the feet aid greatly in keeping the robe in its properplace.

By combining the foot-pocket with the laprobe in the manner hereindescribed, a great saving of material is effected, as, by utilizing forcovering the lap and limbs, that part of the robe that is commonlyfolded under for the protection of the feet, (which often equalsonethird of the entire length of the robe,) a'm uch smaller robe may beused, and a greater degreeot' protection derived therefrom, as theclosed ends of the pocket excludes the cold air from coming into contactwith the feet from that direction, thereby remedying one of the greatestdefects in the use of the lap-robe as commonly made.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the lap-robe A, with thefoot-pocket B, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

JAMES MILWAIN. Witnesses:

H. RICHMOND, WILLIAM H. LoW.

